Jean Pierre Delville, of the Community of Sant'Egidio, has been appointed by Pope Francis Bishop of Liège

On receiving this announcement, the whole community joins the joy of the newly-elected bishop of the Church of Belgium.

The Community of Sant'Egidio rejoices with the news that the Pope has appointed the Rev. Francis. Jean Pierre Delville, professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Leuven and, since his youth, a member of the Community in Belgium, bishop of the diocese of Liege, Belgium.